Bears Beyond The Gate

In this week's show we talk about the dramatic European Challenge Cup semi-final against Bordeaux. Once again it was a slow start at Ashton Gate before Bristol came back from 0-13 down to lead 20-13 deep into the second half. But a late Bordeaux try took the game into extra time at 20-20. The Bears powered through the extra 20 minutes to win 37-20 and seal a first ever European final. What a nail biter! What a win! What a night!

With two games in five days we review the upcoming games against Leicester and London Irish that will confirm our final league position and playoff ambitions. Hear our thoughts on these must-win games and if we think Bristol can make the top four.

With COVID-19 restrictions stopping crowds coming back for trial games, we ask what does the future hold for professional rugby in England. Can Premiership teams survive with up to six months with out paying crowds?

All this and more...

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This week we reflect on Bristol Bears convincing 56-17 win against Dragons in the European Challenge Cup at Ashton Gate. Bristol were slow to start but when they got going the rugby was spellbinding at times. Listen to who we think stood out and what this win means for the club.

We also look forward to the upcoming semi-final against Bordeaux Begles and wonder if Pat will keep faith with the 23-man squad that overcame the Dragons.

We also discuss a possible Welsh call up for Callum Sheedy, the news that a thousand fans will be let in for the upcoming Leicester game and we answering your questions from social media. All this and more in this week's podcast.

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In this show we review the 47-10 mid-week home win against Northampton Saints. Some outstanding individual performances and possibly the best try ever scored at Ashton Gate by Bristol.

We then move on to the away game against Wasps where a much changed Bristol team went down 59-35 having coughed up 26 points in an error-strewn first quarter. But five tries, a bonus point and an outstanding performance at fly half by Max Malins did provide a little comfort and something positive to take away from the Ricoh.

We preview Friday night's big European Challenge Cup quarter final against Dragons at Ashton Gate. We also ask the question what's more important this season, a top four league finish or a European cup final? We give our thoughts and reveal a listeners' poll.

We finish off this packed show with a 'Gets my Goat' from Pete. 

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In this week’s show we talk about breaking the Curse of Sixways with Bristol’s 36-13 win at Worcester. 

We preview the midweek game agsinst Northampton and wonder if it will be a second string XV that make the trip to Wasps five days after that. 

There’s also chat about the European cups format for next season, the new England kit and why does Callum Sheedy keep hitting the woodwork! 

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In this week's show we discuss the Bears' seven-game winning streak hitting the buffers with a home defeat against Exeter Chiefs followed by a big loss away at Sale. Did Pat get his squad selections right for the two games in five days?

We preview the away game at Worcester and debate how the squad will be used with three league games and a cup quarter final squeezed into less than three weeks.

Our 'Gets My Goat' section is back where we talk about the frustrations felt by hundreds of supporters over the online season card renewal process. An un-user friendly platform and poor communication left supporters puzzled and somewhat annoyed when season tickets went on sale.

We also give our thoughts on the three new arrivals to bolster the squad in the short term and what we make of the clubs new range of training gear from Umbro. Is it a hit or a miss?

All this and more on Bears Beyond The Gate.

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In this week's show we review the memorable 24-33 victory over Gloucester at Kingsholm. This is Bristol Bears first win their since 2006 and we once again retain the Rifles Cup. New signing Semi Radradra caught the eye with a stunning first half performance but who else did we think had a good game.

We discuss Pat's team selection for the first midweek fixture against Exeter Chiefs on Tuesday and consider what this may mean for the squad to travel to Sale on Saturday. The boys give their score predictions for both games - will you agree with our thoughts?

Finally we discuss the new season card prices, the reduction in the payments scheme from 10 months to 5 and the club's failure to provide accurate credit figures to this year's season ticket holders. 

We finish off by answering your comments and questions from social media.

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After five long months, Tony, Lee, Miles and Pete have an actual game of rugby to discuss! And what a game. It wasn't pretty but Bristol Bears pull off a memorable 16-12 victory over reigning champions Saracens. We look at performances, tactics, what worked and what didn't.

We then look ahead to Friday night's trip up the M5 to take on Gloucester at Kingsholm. We give our thoughts and also catch up with Cherry Jam - the new Gloucester rugby podcast to get an inside line on what to expect.

This episode rounds off with a discussion about the 33 new contracts handed out to the squad and then we answer some of the points raised by our Twitter followers. 

We're still buzzing from that win, we hope you are too.

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In this week's show we (at long last) have a proper game of rugby to preview! We give our thoughts on the squad to take on Saracens at Ashton Gate on Saturday and reveal our score predictions.

There's the arrival of scrum half Tom Kessell who joins for the rest of the season to cover for the injured Chris Cook

We also discuss the timing and content of last week's announcement regarding refunds for season card and match ticket holders. There's our thoughts on BT Sport covering all the remaining games and the official launch of the Bears High-Performance Centre.

Finally, for the second show running Pete mentions his swimwear in what is becoming a worrying trend.

Bears Beyond The Gate is a Bristol Bears rugby podcast made by fans for fans.

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In this week's show Tony, Lee and Pete discuss the first four games of the rescheduled season and give their predictions for the games against Saracens, Gloucester, Exeter and Sale. With no crowds expected in sporting grounds until October at the earliest the boys debate the need for some clarity from the club on refunds for season card holders and people who have bought match tickets.

Pete is all at sea for this one talking about his Speedos fetish and a winking prawn. Keep listening and all will be revealed!

We finish with a round up of other news including a revamped Championship and the winter international break.

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In this week's show we talk about the new coaching setup with the arrival of new scrum and defence coaches. There's also the resigning of Irish hooker, Bryan Byrne and Luke Hamilton finds a new club across the Channel.

Monday 6 July saw the return to level 2 training and the magnificent new Failand training facility open and ready for business. We discuss how good it was to see the big-name recruits in Bristol kit at last, and wonder how much of an impact they may have in the second part of the season.

With plans for resuming the season starting to form, we ask what price on a cup and league double for Bristol.

Bears Beyond The Gate is a Bristol Bears Rugby podcast made by fans for fans.

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